Phet claims 35 black bucks & 11 chinkaras in Rajasthan

Phet, the tropical cyclone that wreaked havoc in the desert districts of Rajasthan earlier this week, has 35 black bucks and 11 chinkaras among its victims. The black bucks were inhabitants of the Tal Chhapar wildlife sanctuary in Churu district.
Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, former member of th

Phet, the tropical cyclone that wreaked havoc in the desert districts of Rajasthan earlier this week, has 35 black bucks and 11 chinkaras among its victims. The black bucks were inhabitants of the Tal Chhapar wildlife sanctuary in Churu district.

Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, former member of the state's empowered committee for forest and environment, said the chinkaras were killed by stray dogs in various parts of Jodhpur district.

Most of the chinkaras were either too old or young and they couldn't run away from the dogs as incessant rain had left the soil excessively soft, he added.

The Tal Chhapar sanctuary is one of the few places in India where black bucks are present in large numbers.

Of the 35 black bucks that failed to survive Phet, 12 were adult females. Eight were males and the remaining 15 were fawns.

Jodhpur's forest department had been informed about 60 attacks - by dogs - on chinkara on Sunday and Monday. The officials and local NGOs had so far recovered 11 dead chinkaras, Shekhawat said.

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